Garment with detachable sleeves



Dec. 18, 1956 M. e. SACCOCCIO GARMENT WITH DETACHABLE SLEEVES Filed Oct.25, 1955 INVENTOR. MZ/Q G- .sqccocc/o 9- mm Mk ATToRA/E United StatesPatent GARMENT WITH DETACHABLE SLEEVES Mario Giovanni Saccoccio,Malverne, N. Y., assignor to Princess Fair Blouse, Inc., New York, N.Y., a corporation of Maryland Application October 25, 1955, Serial No.542,729

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-106) This invention relates to a garment with detachablesleeves and has particular application to blouses worn by girls, womenand children.

While detachable sleeve constructions in garments are not new per se,and an entire sub-class in the United States Patent Ofiice shows suchconstructions, none of the prior constructions have been entirelysatisfactory. These constructions have either been bulky, costly,unsightly, or unsatisfactory for the purpose intended.

It is an object of this invention to provide a garment with a detachablesleeve construction wherein the viewer of the garment will not be awareof the fact that the sleeves are capable of being detached when suchsleeves are in attached condition.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a garment with adetachable sleeve construction wherein the viewer of the garment willnot be aware of the fact that the sleeves are capable of being attachedwhen such sleeves are in detached condition.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a garment with adetachable sleeve construction wherein the fastening of the attachingmembers which hold the sleeves to the body of the garment will notproduce unsightly bulges upon the shoulder portions of the garment.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a garment with adetachable sleeve construction which will be simple to clean and press.

It is a further object of this invention to produce a garment with adetachable sleeve construction that will be inexpensive to manufacture.

The invention may be briefly described as comprising a garment having abody portion provided with sleeve openings therein. A holding member issecured within the forward portion of each of the sleeve openings and isfastened to the interior of the body portion only by its leadinglongitudinal lateral sector, being free from the garment body at allother points. Fastening means are provided upon the holding member,detachable sleeves are adapted to be secured to the body portionadjacent the sleeve openings, and additional fastening meanscomplementary to the first-named fastening means are disposed upon theupper portion of each of the sleeve members upon the outer surfacethereof. The upper edge portions of the sleeve openings slope upwardlyand the lower edge portions of the sleeve openings extend at an anglewith respect to the upper portions and downwardly with respect thereto.

In the preferred modification of this invention as adapted forlarge-scale manufacture the fastening means used are spaced snapfastener elements. A bound portion is provided which defines the leadingedge of each of the sleeve openings. The leading longitudinal lateralsector of the holding member is disposed within the bound portion andfastened thereto. An additional holding member is also provided which issecured to the upper portion of the outer surface of each of thedetachable sleeves, and additional spaced snap fastener elementscomplementary to the snap fastener elements upon the first-named holdingmember are disposed upon the additional holding member.

The invention will be further described by reference to the accompanyingdrawings which are made a part of this specification.

Fig. 1 is a front view of the garment of this invention in position uponthe body of the wearer with the sleeves thereof in attached condition.

Fig. 2 is a detail view of the garment shown in Fig. l of the area 2 ofFig. l with certain parts thereof broken away to show the internalconstruction.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the portion of the garment shown in Fig. 2taken along lines 33 of Fig. 2 wherein the complementary fastening meansare separated so that the construction is more clearly shown.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the connection between the garment body andthe detachable sleeve with some of the fastening means disengaged so asto show the construction.

Referring now to the specific form of the invention as shown in theaccompanying drawings for a detailed description thereof the garment 10is formed with a body portion 11 which is provided with two sleeveopenings 12. A holding member 13, which is a strip of cloth tape, isadapted to lie within the forward portion 14 of each opening 12. A boundportion 15, which defines the leading edge of each sleeve opening 12, isalso provided and is fastened to body portion 11 by stitching 16. Theleading longitudinal lateral sector 17 of holding member 13 is disposedwithin bound portion 15 and is fastened within said portion by stitching16.

The trailing longitudinal lateral sector 19 of holding member 13 is alsobound and the bound portion is secured to the body of holding member 13by additional stitching 20. Fastening means 21, which are a series ofspaced snap fastener elements, are secured to holding member 13.

It is pointed out that the construction shown illustrates the fact thatholding member 13 is held to body portion 11 only by sector 17 and theremainder of the holding member is free from attachment to the bodyportion. Thus bulges at the shoulder line are eliminated.

Detachable sleeve members 22 are also provided and are adapted to besecured to the body portion adjacent the sleeve openings therein. Sleevemembers 22 terminate above the elbow of the wearer and are of sufficientcircumferential size within to permit the arm of the wearer (when thesleeves are in attached position) to fit loosely therein and haveadditional holding members 23 secured thereto at the upper portion 24 ofthe outer surface thereof. Holding members 23 are similar inconstruction to holding members 13 and are bound at their leading edges30 and their trailing edges 25. Stitching 26 holds the bound portion tothe remainder of the holding member.

Holding members 23 are secured to sleeve members 22 by stitching 27.

Additional snap fastener elements 29 complementary to snap fastenerelements 21 are also secured to holding members 23.

The operation of the foregoing invention will now be explained.

With the garment removed from the body of the wearer and the sleevemembers 22 in detached position the wearer aligns fasteners 21 withfasteners 29 and snaps the complementary fasteners in place. The garmentcan then be worn as a sleeved garment.

If the wearer wishes to remove the sleeves she again removes the garmentfrom her body and separates fasteners 21 from fasteners 29 thus removingthe sleeves. In washing the garment the sleeves are also preferablyremoved and the garment and sleeves Washed separately.

Patented Dec. 18, 1956 arrears It is pointed out. that since the holdingmembers 13,

which carry the fastening means 21' secured to the body" of the garmentare held in'place only by their leading longitudinal lateral sectors,the stitching holdingthe members 13 in place is very close 'to theleadingledges of arrnopenings'12... Thus, even though holding memberslfi'rmust be of considerable width to carry fasteners 21v the point ofattachment of this member to the body of the garment is narrow. Thus abulgeis not produced a'ttheshoulder when the garment is worn. On theother hand' if holding member 13 were fastened to the body of thegarment at both its leading and trailing longitudinal lateral sector, aconsiderable bulge would be produced which would-not-only be unsightlybut also would let the viewer of the garment know that a detachablesleeve construction was being worn. Also, in order to avoid p ulling ofthe holdingmembersaway from one another sleeve members 22 are ofsufiicient circumferential size to permitthe arm of the wearer to.fitloosely therein.

The specific construction of the foregoing invention as set forth in thespecification herein is for illustrative purposes andlfor purposes ofexample only. Variouschanges and modifications may be. made Within thespirit and scope of this invention 7 I claim: 7

g A garment having detachable sleeves with the adjacent. shoulderportions thereto presenting a smooth appearance; comprising, a bodyportion provided with sleeve openings therein, the upper edge portionsof said sleeve openings sloping upwardly and the lower edge portions ofsaid sleeve openings extending at an angle with respect 7 to the u-pperedge portions thereof and downwardly, 'a bound'portion defining theleading edge of each of said sleeve openings, a circumferential planarholding member secured within the forward portion of the interiorsurface'of each of said sleeve openings about the entire circumferencethereof andhaving only its leading longitudinal edge disposed ithin saidbound portion and" fastened-th'ereto, 'Wli'h the trailing longitudinaledge thereof being entirely free of said sleeveopening; spaced fasteningmeans' upon said holding mernber, detachablesleeve members adapted toterminate above the elbow of the wearer securedto, said body portion atsaid sleeve'openings, wherein said sleeveinembers are of sufficientcircumferential size to. permit the armzo'f the wearer to be looselydisposed therein, an additional holding member secured to the upperportion of the outer surface of 7 each of said sleeve members, andadditional spaced fas tening means complementary to said first-named;fastening means upon s-aid additionallholding niemberj References Citedthe file of this patent UNITED, STATES PATENTS

